Surveillance, health promotion and control of Chagas disease in the Amazon Region - Medical attention in the Brazilian Amazon Region: a proposal

Surveillance, health promotion and control of Chagas disease in the Amazon Region - Medical attention in the Brazilian Amazon Region: a proposal

We refer to Oswaldo Cruz’s reports dating from 1913 about the necessities of a healthcare system for the Brazilian Amazon Region and about the journey of Carlos Chagas to 27 locations in this region and the measures that would need to be adopted. We discuss the risks of endemicity of Chagas disease...

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Main Authors:	José Rodrigues Coura, Angela CV Junqueira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2015-11-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	surveillance health promotion control Chagas disease Brazilian Amazon Region
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000700825&lng=en&tlng=en

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